NCAA allows coaches to retweet recruits, Harbaugh participating
So while schools like PSU and Baylor continue to field football programs with no penalties, the NCAA has focused on more important things: social media.
They now allow coaches to retweet and like tweets from recruits.
Some coaches have already abused this. Rocky Top colleague being one of them who has racked up over 100 RTs since the new rule came into play recently.
Harbaugh just retweeted the commitment posts of Dylan McCaffrey and Josh Ross and just a few minutes ago retweeted DPJ posting a Michigan edit from March.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/coaches-better-be-read…
Jim Harbaugh's first two retweets are the top 2 players on #Michigan's 2017 board: QB commit Dylan McCaffrey and 5* WR Donovan Peoples-Jones
— Steve Lorenz (@TremendousUM) August 2, 2016
August 1st, 2016 at 10:30 PM ^
"Harbaugh" doesn't stop. He is not the only one running that Twitter feed. And that's a good thing, especially with this new development.
I have a feeling less will be more with this rule...at least I hope so...otherwise, there is going to be a poor GA with carpal tunnel in no time
August 2nd, 2016 at 12:09 AM ^
I mean, seems like a nice sensible move but wasting half a second on this while UNC, Baylor, and PSU continue unimpeded is foolish
August 1st, 2016 at 11:30 PM ^
UNC, Baylor and PSU...
...one of those does not belong.
The 3 cases off the top of my head where schools have been caught red handed cheating or putting football way too high on the priority list where the NCAA has effectively done nothing. Obviously their crimes differ
August 2nd, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^
I'd say none of them belong.
I hope Harbaugh is reasonable with this. His own tweets are pure gold, and I'd hate for them to get lost in the shuffle of 100 retweets per day. It would feel sacrilegious to mute him. However, there are egos at stake here, so coach has to do what he must.
Edit: nvm I forgot you could hide retweets. Carry on coach.
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August 1st, 2016 at 10:41 PM ^
Oh I could see Michigan getting punished. Haters going to hate. At other schools girls get molested/raped and little boys, well enough said. Heaven forbid that if Michigan has an edge you have to hammer that nail first right? Society boy I tell ya. I think we're going backwards.
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I hope Harbaugh retweeted the official MGoBlog hello posts, otherwise...meh.
Although, I will say that the day Jim Harbaugh retweets anything posted on this blog is perhaps the day we officially make it, but then it also might be the day that traffic makes it so some of us can effectively never use the site again. This might be a lesser discussed reason that judicious use of the rule would perhaps be preferable.
I feel like the overlap between people who follow Harbaugh on twitter and visit mgoblog regularly is pretty high.
Add in a Drew Singleton RT from over a year ago.
Do you ever think Harbaugh feels like the fans are way too into him?
"This is a legal thing. Harbaugh does it! OMG!"
That's what he gets for being a GD Legend I guess.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:14 PM ^
When he jogged down State Street to get to the MDen for his gear before he went on stage, he was rushed by hundreds with security making a path for him to run through. It was like The Beatles and Hulk Hogan mixed into one, that reaction was.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^
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I just said what came to mind.
August 1st, 2016 at 11:12 PM ^
I'm not a fan of this new rule. I agree with most saying there are more important things that the NCAA should have been concerned about. Still while I don't agree I am happy to see our Coach taking advantage. There are many things that I think are "wrong" with the NCAA rules for recruiting but I'm over the days when Michigan forced its self to play on a different playing field than the other football powers in an attempt to hold a moral high ground.
I have mixed feelings but at this point I'm in it to win, not hold a moral high ground. I won't pretend to be better.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:01 PM ^
This rule was enacted at the same conference that banned satellite camps. I thought (also, like a previous poster) thought that coaches could tweet at recruits - glad to see that isn't the case.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:02 PM ^
A few examples that show just how specific this new rule is. NCAA sure knows where to spend their time!
One of our resident NCAA rules experts explains the new Social Media rules that start 8/1: https://t.co/W2IGbqsfGi pic.twitter.com/kHYFX28PNr
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) July 30, 2016
August 1st, 2016 at 10:13 PM ^
"Police" and "enforce" are two separate things. I'm sure rival fanbases will do the "policing" for the NCAA, but the real question is will the NCAA actually do anything to enforce the rule when those fans send in plenty of evidence?
August 1st, 2016 at 11:10 PM ^
that they took the time to define thumbs up emojis as impermissible is amazing.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:02 PM ^
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August 1st, 2016 at 10:14 PM ^
This is a move that "lower" level program head coaches will use much more. I think MAC schools and Purdue and Illinois type programs will retweet any player they have a chance at, Harbaugh, Saban, Meyer, Ash, etc. will do so a bit more judiciously.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^
I'd classify Ash and Rutgers as a MAC school and Purdue/Illinois as well.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:40 PM ^
I chose MAC to reference a non-power 5 conference. Then chose Purdue and Illinois to represent what I thought were two familiar power 5 conference programs that are representative of programs similar to the MAC.
Including Ash with Harbaugh, Meyer, and Saban was sarcasm. Plus the huge rivalry implications.
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